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Russian trade in goods with Greece in Q4 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Greece in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $1,471,093,372, up 124.05% ($814,500,831) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,377,852,101, up 132.82% ($786,053,507) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $93,241,271, up 43.90% ($28,447,324) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $1,284,610,830, a 143.76% increase ($757,606,183) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Greece was Russia’s 29th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 45th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6329% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4052% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Greece was Russia’s 24th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.9150% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6267% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Greece was Russia’s 67th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 71st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1139% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0958% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.03% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (85.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.93% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (8.05% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.76% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (2.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.13% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (2.42% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $734,524,432;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $20,771,857;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $18,899,310.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 10,669-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 16,639-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,762-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 18,750-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 481 0.00 2,576-81.33
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,613-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,141 0.00 10,259-20.65
10 Cereals 31,846,337 2.31 11,074,480187.57
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 46,081 0.00 92,916-50.41
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 18,789 0.00 33,828-44.46
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 617,693-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 702 0.00 56125.13
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 98,868 0.01 22,892331.89
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 367,022 0.03 377,451-2.76
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 45,364 0.00 24,71983.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,056 0.00 19,443-1.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 38,663 0.00 8,293366.21
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 26,960 0.00 2,0671,204.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 127,540 0.01 74,19871.89
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,337,995 0.39 3,241,13464.70
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 11,324 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 440,000 0.03 727,477-39.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,240,004,904 90.00 505,480,472145.31
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,361,489 0.10 437,890210.92
29 Organic chemicals 31,597 0.00 209,739-84.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 160,626 0.01 151,3416.14
31 Fertilizers 8,576,950 0.62 7,269,70817.98
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 91,836 0.01 40,785125.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 9,159 0.00 22,772-59.78
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 32,534 0.00 4257,555.06
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 23-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 24,438-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 460,678 0.03 101,328354.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,574,880 0.19 223,0741,054.27
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,240,133 0.16 5,824,069-61.54
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 399 0.00 1,968-79.73
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 35,528 0.00 158,773-77.62
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,436,923 0.39 2,886,77488.34
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,706,747 0.27 1,752,265111.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 61,318 0.00 48,54826.30
52 Cotton 0 0.00 2,818-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 630,134 0.05 411,84253.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 142,849-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 5,071-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 3-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 15-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 27 0.00 733-96.32
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 14 0.00 447-96.87
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 10,744-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,673 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 307,652 0.02 262,57217.17
69 Ceramic products 29,675 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 331,442 0.02 430,655-23.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 4,909-100.00
72 Iron and steel 4,464,847 0.32 2,787,39260.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 340,718 0.02 378,179-9.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 173,808 0.01 2,6306,508.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 62,900,544 4.57 44,001,23442.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 465,438-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 9,162 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,010 0.00 875,658.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 5,726-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,701,163 0.12 955,87777.97
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 2,654,650 0.19 666,230298.46
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,334 0.00 554321.30
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 611,964 0.04 90067,896.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 105,231 0.01 109,439-3.85
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 130,011 0.01 87,12149.23
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 49,280 0.00 15,032227.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 124,199 0.01 33,285273.14

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.78% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (32.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.27% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (21.17% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.62% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (15.95% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.52% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.44% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.29% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (17.87% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.76% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (3.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $8,442,213;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $3,147,122;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,147,054;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,120,203;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,670,313;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $2,425,813;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $970,608;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $744,085;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $623,122;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $594,841;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $494,763;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $450,883.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,879,027;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $693,122;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $307,266;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $280,115.
Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 374 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 115 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 41,310 0.04 82,639-50.01
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 669 0.00 841-20.45
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 11,982 0.01 13,300-9.91
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,091 0.00 1,459-25.22
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,585,663 2.77 2,892,929-10.62
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 10,056 0.01 36,059-72.11
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 56,134 0.06 65,348-14.10
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 172,895 0.19 169,3152.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 423,587 0.45 525,478-19.39
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,468,660 6.94 6,748,775-4.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 185,593 0.20 189,628-2.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,962,225 2.10 1,731,57613.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,403,394 4.72 1,256,340250.49
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 927,034 0.99 831,21311.53
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,442,213 9.05 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 24,627 0.03 104,559-76.45
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 513,795 0.55 62,912716.69
29 Organic chemicals 38,210 0.04 88,710-56.93
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,505,926 9.12 5,835,61345.76
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,962,671 3.18 2,218,58633.54
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,256,193 5.64 2,109,071149.22
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 575,839 0.62 482,46319.35
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 340 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,354,541 4.67 3,731,41916.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,021,248 7.53 6,526,4857.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 59,955 0.06 28,220112.46
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 11,587 0.01 9,80618.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,728 0.00 400832.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,208,199 5.59 2,782,38687.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,361 0.02 7,61788.54
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 923-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 9,248 0.01 2,802230.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 325,720 0.35 257,90626.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 29,894 0.03 200,971-85.13
50 Silk 61 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 211,194 0.23 0
52 Cotton 39,743 0.04 24,82060.12
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 216 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 131,292 0.14 161,706-18.81
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,366 0.00 1172,776.92
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,584 0.01 18,689-70.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 289,623 0.31 240,85020.25
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 310,769 0.33 541,595-42.62
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8,679 0.01 13,913-37.62
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 49,646 0.05 7,019607.31
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 349,850 0.38 292,81219.48
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 281,750 0.30 234,21120.30
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 392,520 0.42 226,51173.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 384,377 0.41 245,20956.75
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,591 0.00 666589.34
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 2,465-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,558,159 1.67 963,31861.75
69 Ceramic products 183 0.00 25,044-99.27
70 Glass and glassware 447 0.00 4,998-91.06
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 39,579 0.04 36,9367.16
72 Iron and steel 350,096 0.38 290,25620.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 470,856 0.50 247,26890.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,288,622 6.74 5,318,01418.25
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,122,122 5.49 2,001,919155.86
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,430 0.00 9,838-65.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,232,705 2.39 2,164,4813.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 384,503 0.41 300,81227.82
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,463,795 4.79 6,342,822-29.62
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 4,144,592 4.45 4,837,714-14.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 254,661 0.27 239,5876.29
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 151-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 330,286 0.35 161,560104.44
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 137 0.00 0
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 68,588 0.07 156,117-56.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 242,257 0.26 350,323-30.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 310,314 0.33 335,730-7.57
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 685-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 42-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia